Notice2026-09787

Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on the Industrial Technology Capital Connector

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Published
May 15, 2026

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Energy Department

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003573 regarding the Industrial Technology Capital Connector (ITCC), a partnering program to connect private sector capital interested in early-stage industrial technologies with ITO-supported technology developers.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27930-27931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09787]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on the Industrial 
Technology Capital Connector

AGENCY: Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003573 regarding the 
Industrial Technology Capital Connector (ITCC), a partnering program to 
connect private sector capital interested in early-stage industrial 
technologies with ITO-supported technology developers.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by July 10th, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83cad7c0c0c3e6e6ade7ece6ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70392433333015155e141f155e171f06">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include Industrial Technology Capital Connector in the 
subject line of the email. The complete RFI document is located at 
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Paul 
Gauche at 202-816-1170, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#275746524b09404652444f426742420943484209404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6f7e6a7331787e6a7c777a5f7a7a317b707a31787069">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c55485f5f5c797932787379327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b223f28282b0e0e450f040e450c041d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
Further instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE 
Exchange.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This RFI intends to solicit feedback from 
capital providers (Venture Capital, Angel Investors, Financial 
Institutions, etc.), adjacent organizations (Incubators,

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Accelerators, Venture Studios, etc.), and other stakeholders. The RFI 
will invite stakeholders to comment on investment strategies and 
technologies of interest, ITO funding and technical assistance programs 
and processes, and interest and design of the ITCC. See 42 U.S.C. 
16191. The RFI is available at: <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId3dd45379-4baa-482f-a600-b10046d8a23f">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId3dd45379-4baa-482f-a600-b10046d8a23f</a>.
    Confidential Business Information: Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 
person submitting information that he or she believes to be 
confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via 
email, postal mail, or hand delivery two well-marked copies: one copy 
of the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information 
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential 
deleted. Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE 
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the 
information and treat it according to its determination.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on April 27, 2026, by Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation pursuant to delegated 
authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original 
signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes 
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal 
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been 
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for 
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This 
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-09787 Filed 5-14-26; 8:45 am]
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